Pennsylvania Code
Title 234 - RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Chapter 1 - SCOPE OF RULES, CONSTRUCTION AND DEFINITIONS, LOCAL RULES
Part B - Counsel
Rule 122 - Appointment of Counsel
Universal Citation: 234 PA Code ยง 122
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024
(A) Counsel shall be appointed:
(1) in all summary
cases, for all defendants who are without financial resources or who are
otherwise unable to employ counsel when there is a likelihood that imprisonment
will be imposed;
(2) in all court
cases, prior to the preliminary hearing to all defendants who are without
financial resources or who are otherwise unable to employ counsel;
(3) in all cases, by the court, on its own
motion, when the interests of justice require it.
(B) When counsel is appointed,
(1) the judge shall enter an order indicating
the name, address, and phone number of the appointed counsel, and the order
shall be served on the defendant, the appointed counsel, the previous attorney
of record, if any, and the attorney for the Commonwealth pursuant to Rule 114
(Orders and Court Notices: Filing; Service; and Docket Entries); and
(2) The appointment shall be effective until
final judgment, including any proceedings upon direct appeal.
(C) A motion for change of counsel by a defendant for whom counsel has been appointed shall not be granted except for substantial reasons.
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